Above, you see my latest dusk picture at the moment the birds were getting ready to retire for the night.
Please enjoy part of your time in the home while listening:
Some of the things I talked about in this broadcast:
*Reasons to take care of your appearance, in the home.
*Using the bad manners of other people or the gunge jobs as an opportunity to advance in the home.
*Daniel said he and his friends would not eat the king's food. Daniel chapter 1.
*Learn new creative skills.
*Eat food as close to its natural form as possible.
The Standard Book of Ettiquette, 1948, By Lillian Watson -- on social conversation, to be careful not to air your own griefs and hardships, to the point of depressing others.
I saw this cute pumpkin on the Hobby Lobby site, (as well as in the store) and am busy experimenting with cloth, trying to get it to flop over unevenly like this. This artificial pumpkin is so realistically and whimsically mis-shapen.
Make your own home scent: in a small heat- proof container (I used a jelly jar) add a drop of flavoring from your kitchen supplies and a pinch of spice. Fill with hot water and set on a candle warmer to spread a nice aroma.
I used: drop of vanilla, maple
Dash of nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice
Dried orange peel .
Before potpourri, scented candles, melts and essential oils, we simmered fresh orange peel, cloves, vanilla and other combinations in a saucepan.
A tiny slow cooker or scent pot will also work for this.
This broadcast is a reading of one of the chapters of a book about the healthy habit of walking, using some history as a reference. It is good for listening while going about your life in the home.
The book I read from quoted physicians from current times and past times, promoting walking to reduce anxiety. I thought it was appropriate to mention it because of the abnormal amount of anxiety people are suffering these days.
Please enjoy your home life while you listen to the Homemaker Radio:
You will notice I am sitting in the sea view room of my waterfront property 😊The noise you hear is ocean waves, not farm machinery.
Today I talked about the use of "small talk" in responding with those people who are so frightened of the current political situation, they appear to be hostile, and I use Romans 15:1-7
I also mentioned my opinion and observation that when we don't agree with someone's narrative or try to share the truth, they sometimes react with fury or hostility. I believe they may be reacting to the fear they have that the things they are hearing might not be true, and they have invested so much of their time listening to it or reading about it. If what they are believing is not true, their whole philosophy of life, which has become their idol, crashes, and they have to think for themselves. Also, people living in daily fear, fed by media, may not know what to do if that crutch of fear is removed from them.
Please ignore the weather and enjoy your various tasks at home while you hear the broadcast today.
I've used this lovely statement in Proverbs 12:26:
Anxiety weighs down the heart,
But a kind word cheers it up.
Also I have attempted to explain several ways to keep the mind free of anxiety, and mentioned just a few, such as:
Do it yourself, as much as possible, or at least give it a try
Do something lighthearted
Create your own crosswords for your children and grandchildren, using memories of times shared together, special family phrases and family traits.
Learn things, even if just one lesson each: music, singing, speech, writing, art, exercise, architecture, sewing, and much more.
Do something excellent to improve the dwelling or to give your family a special holiday at home.
Develop a personal drive for excellence in what you do at home.
Discover mood lifters or mood levellers in the senses: sight, sound, scent, etc. for your daily life, when you are working, walking outside, or creating.
Keep your mind off the weather and on to your list.
Please make it your aim to listen less to the things that cause anxiety and participate more in the things that help you really thrive beyond what you ever planned.
